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International Committees

ICOM individual members may join up to four of 32, one voting and three non-voting, international committees that bring together experts of museum specialties from all over the world. Institutional representatives may join one committee, non-voting. They define standards, develop recommendations, and share knowledge, experiences, and information with ICOM members through digital media, publications, and meetings throughout the world.

According to the 2021 ICOM Annual Report, there are over 22,476 international committee members around the globe, with about 50% of ICOM members active in an International Committee.

How can ICOM-US help facilitate your annual meeting? Check out our ICOM-US Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement form today! 

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Explore the Committees

AVICOM
  International Committee for Audiovisual, New Technologies and Social Media
CAMOC
  International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities
CECA
  International Committee for Education and Cultural Action
CIDOC
  International Committee for Documentation
CIMCIM
  International Committee of Museums and Collections of Instruments and Music
CIMUSET
  International Committee for Museums and Collections of Science and Technology
CIPEG
  International Committee for Egyptology
COMCOL
  International Committee for Collecting
COSTUME

 International Committee for Museums and Collections of Costume
DRMC

International Committee for Disaster Resilient Museums
DEMHIST
  International Committee for Historic House Museums
GLASS
  International Committee for Museums and Collections of Glass
ICAMT
  International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques
ICDAD
  International Committee for Museums and Collections of Decorative Arts and Design
ICEE
  International Committee for Exhibitions and Exchange
ICEthics
  International Committee on Ethical Dilemmas
ICFA
  International Committee for Museums and Collections of Fine Arts
ICLCM
  International Committee for Literary and Composers' Museums
ICMAH
  International Committee for Museums and Collections of Archaeology and History
ICME
  International Committee for Museums and Collections of Ethnography
ICMEMO
  International Committee of Memorial Museums in Remembrance of the Victims of Public Crimes
ICMS
  International Committee for Museum Security
ICOFOM
  International Committee for Museology
ICOM-CC
  International Committee for Conservation
ICOMAM
  International Committee for Museums and Collections of Arms and Military History
ICOMON
  International Committee for Money and Banking Museums
ICR
  International Committee for Regional Museums
ICTOP
  International Committee for the Training of Personnel
INTERCOM
  International Committee for Museum Management
MPR
  International Committee for Marketing and Public Relations
NATHIST
  International Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History
UMAC
  International Committee for University Museums and Collections

 

How to Join the International Committees

There are two ways to join:

  1. When you complete your application or renewal form through ICOM-US.
  2. Through the ICOM website, (Please note that your username and password for the ICOM website may not be the same as the ICOM-US website.)

Host Your International Committee Annual Meeting in the U.S.

Are you interested in hosting your international committee annual meeting in the U.S. for future years? If so, ICOM-US has created a new sponsorship agreement to help support our international committee coming to the states. Contact [email protected] for more information. 

We also recommend referring to the NATHIST conference manual when preparing for your international committee meeting in the U.S.